Orphan date December 2010 Phantom Point coor dm 66 25 S 65 41 W is a point within Darbel Bay , lying 1.5 nautical miles 2.8 km west of Shanty Point on the west coast of Graham Land . Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd . in 1955 57, and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey FIDS . The name arose because the position of the point was only vaguely known when first visited by an FIDS sledge party in 1957, and it was obscured by thick fog from which it finally loomed like a phantom. usgs gazetteer Category Headlands of Graham Land Category Loubet Coast GrahamLand geo stub ... more details
Bahag refers to the loincloth which was commonly used throughout the Philippines before the arrival of European colonizers, and which is used by some indigenous tribes of the Philippines today most notably the Igorot Cordillerans in Northern Luzon . It is basically a hand loomed piece of long cloth that is wrapped around a man s middle. The design of the weave is often unique to the tribe of the person wearing the Bahag, much like the Celtic Tartan s were. Modern bahags have since found their way to the lowlands as table runners, serviettes, and other decor and fashion accoutrements. References http www.tribo.org textiles bahag.html http www.globalpinoy.com ch ch category.php?category tribes&name Mangyan&table ch tribes&startpage 1&endpage 15 Cultural Heritage Philippine Tribes Mangyan Scott, William Henry 1994 . Barangay Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society. Quezon City Ateneo de Manila University Press. ISBN 978 971 550 135 4. A filipino documentary photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. http www.bahagski.com External links http jerelona.tripod.com Bahag.html a demonstration of how a Bahag is worn Category Philippine clothing Category History of Asian clothing Philippines stub Clothing stub ... more details
Infobox company company name Compania Colombiana de Tejidos S.A. company logo company type Public company Public company slogan foundation 1907 location Itag , Colombia area served key people Rafael Kalach Mizrahi, Chairman & CEO num employees 1.875 industry Textile products Cotton, Wool, Linen, Rayon, Nylon, Polyester, and others textiles products revenue decrease US 80.1 million 2009 operating income net income decrease US 147.1 million 2009 assets parent homepage http www.coltejer.com.co www.coltejer.com.co Coltejer is a textile company principally engaged in the textile industry. The company s activities include the production, distribution and sale of natural, artificial, and synthetic fibers. Its products portfolio comprises a variety of cotton, wool, linen, rayon, nylon, polyester, loomed and woven textiles, and knitted fabrics. The company is also involved in the confection of apparel, accessories, towels, curtains and home furnishings. Coltejer operates in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina, Canada, USA and Spain. References IGBC Colombia companies Category Textile companies Category Companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Colombia ... more details
about the Canadian humanitarian the English badminton player Gillian Clark badminton the Welsh poet Gillian Clarke Gillian Jill Clark 1956? August 19, 2003 was a Canadian aid worker who was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq . Ms. Clark was working for the Christian Children s Fund CCF at the time. She was a graduate of the University of Guelph . Gill was committed to aid work, in 1988 she was sent to Papua New Guinea with CUSO, she also worked for OXFAM and International Rescue Committee amongst others, always working in the more difficult parts of the world and often focusing her work on children and children s rights. She joined Save the Children UK and in the mid 90 s worked in North Iraq. For her work she visited many complex emergencies, like Sri Lanka , Sierra Leone , Indonesia and Afghanistan . The CCF hired Clark in January 2003 to manage its efforts to help Iraqi children as war loomed, but she was not able to enter the country until May 2003. Part of her work was to assess the problems faced by Iraqis, evaluating how children were faring psychologically and determining humanitarian needs. On her death, CCF spokeswoman Ellie Whinnery told in an interview quote She strongly believes in what she does for children. She was very anxious to go to Iraq again, because she had been there before. External links http www.globeandmail.com servlet ArticleNews TPStory LAC 20030821 UDEADM Globe & Mail article on Gillian Clark Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Clark, Gillian ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1956 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2003 PLACE OF DEATH Baghdad DEFAULTSORT Clark, Gillian Category 1956 births Category 2003 deaths Category Deaths by car bomb in Iraq Category Canadian humanitarians Category Canadian terrorism victims Category Terrorism deaths in Iraq Category Canadian people murdered abroad Canada activist stub ... more details
italictitle The Magna Moralia or Great Ethics is a treatise on ethics traditionally attributed to Aristotle , though the consensus now is that it represents an epitome of his ethical thought by a later, if sympathetic, writer. Several scholars have disagreed with this, taking the Magna Moralia to be an authentic work by Aristotle, notably Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher Friedrich Schleiermacher , Hans von Arnim, and J. L. Ackrill. In any case, it is considered a less mature piece than Aristotle s other ethical works, viz. the Nicomachean Ethics , the Eudemian Ethics , and Virtues and Vices . There is some debate as to whether they follow more closely the Eudemian or the Nicomachean version of the Ethics . The name Magna Moralia cannot be traced further back in time than the reign of Marcus Aurelius . Prof. Henry Jackson suggested that the work acquired its name from the fact that the two rolls into which it is divided would have loomed large on the shelf in comparison to the eight rolls of the Eudemian Ethics , even though the latter are twice as long. ref G. Cyril Armstrong, Introduction to the Magna Moralia in Aristotle, Metaphysics X XIV, Oeconomica, and Magna Moralia , Loeb Classical Library Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press, 1947 ,427 8. ref Saint Gregory s Commentary on Job is sometimes also referred to by the title Magna Moralia . References div class references small references div Editions Losada Spanish paperback edition, ISBN 950 03 9305 0 trans. Taylor 1911 , ISBN 0 7661 8801 9 Harvard University Press hardcover edition with the Metaphysics ISBN 0 674 99317 9 Commentaries Magna Moralia, bersetzt und erl utert von Franz Dirlmeier ISBN 3 05 001193 9 Philosophy stub Category Ethics books Category Works by Aristotle ca Magna moralia es Magna moralia is St ra si fr in fi Suuri moraalioppi ... more details
Image JamesMadison.jpg right thumb 200px James Madison, author of Federalist No. 37 Federalist No. 37 is an essay by James Madison , the thirty seventh of the Federalist Papers . It was published on January 11, 1788 under the pseudonym Publius , the name under which all the Federalist Papers were published. This paper discusses some of the political questions raised at the Philadelphia Convention constitutional convention . It is titled, Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government. In federalist paper no. 37, Madison pointed out the difficulties that loomed over the Convention. One such problem was the question of the authority of the state versus the liberty of the people. He wrote, Energy in government is essential to that security against external and internal danger and to that prompt and salutary execution of the law, which enter into the very definition of good government. Stability in government is essential to national character. . . On comparing, however, these valuable ingredients with the vital principles of liberty, we must perceive at once the difficulty of mingling them in their due proportions. He pointed out other issues that faced the convention, such as the division of powers between the central government and the States, the large and small States, and between regions of the country. In closing he points out that it should be pleasing that an agreement was reached. That the framers were able to put aside various differences and agree on a common form of government. External links wikisource The Federalist Papers No. 37 Federalist No. 37 Federalist Papers Category 1788 in law Category Federalist Papers by James Madison 37 Category 1788 works Category 1788 in the United States ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2006 For the film known as Tides of War Phantom Below Tides of War is a novel by Steven Pressfield , set in the decades following the Peloponnesian War , Jason, a member of the Athenian landowning class, recounts the events of the war to his grandson. However, most of the narration occurred through Jason s recounting of his meetings with Polemidas, an Athenian mercenary whom Jason had defended years earlier for the murder of Alcibiades . Plot summary Through the course of his career as a mercenary, Polemidas had come into contact with most of the pivotal figures of the era including Socrates, the statesmen general Pericles and Nicias , and Spartan general Lysander . Polemidas describes his travels, most prominently his upbringing in Sparta and his family estate outside Athens , to Athens during the Bubonic plague Plague , the Athenian marines during the disastrous Sicilian Expedition , and Athens eventual defeat at the battle of Aegospotami . However, it was the character of Alcibiades who loomed most large over the narrative, just as he had the greatest impact on the Peloponnesian War. Undefeated during his career as a general and admiral, Alcibiades life played itself out like an epic tragedy with the tensions between his genius and the hubris that was his ultimate downfall. The political shifts that occurred during the war, manifesting through partisan public opinion, act almost to make Athens herself a character in the novel. While most of the dialogue is Pressfield s own creation, for long speeches and character development he used many ancient sources, particularly adapting quotes appearing in Thucydides in the History of the Peloponnesian War and to a lesser extent several of the Socratic Dialogues of Plato . DEFAULTSORT Tides Of War Category 2000 novels Category American novels Category Novels set in Ancient Greece Category Works by Steven Pressfield Steven Pressfield Hist novel stub it I venti dell Egeo ... more details
One Unit was the title of a scheme launched by the federal government of Pakistan to merge the four Former subdivisions of Pakistan provinces of West Pakistan into one homogenous unit, as a counterbalance against the numerical domination of the ethnic Bengalis of East Pakistan now Bangladesh . The One Unit policy was announced by Prime Minister of Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra on 22 November 1954. History The province of West Pakistan was created in 14 October 1955 by the merger of the provinces, states and Federally Administered Tribal Areas Tribal Area s of the western wing. The province was composed of twelve Division military division s and the provincial capital was established at Lahore . The province of East Pakistan , consisted of East Bengal , now Bangladesh was renamed East Pakistan with the provincial capital at Dacca . The federal government moved the country s capital in 1959 from Karachi to Rawalpindi serving as provisional capital until Islamabad was finished , whilst the federal legislature moved to Dacca . West Pakistan formed a single and united political entity but with marked linguistic and ethnic distinctions.The One Unit policy was regarded as an administrative reform that would reduce expenditure and help eliminate ethnic and parochial prejudices. However, with the military coup of 1958, trouble loomed for the province when the office of Chief Minister was abolished and the President took over executive powers for West Pakistan . The province of West Pakistan was dissolved on July 1, 1970 by President General Yahya Khan . Criticisms Ethno nationalists were against the unity and amalgamation of the federating units the many princely states and provinces of the western wing as West Pakistan. The actual author of the plan is alleged to be General and later President Ayub Khan Field Marshal Ayub Khan . References http www.storyofpakistan.com articletext.asp?artid A137 Formation of One Unit http therepublicofrumi.com 54.htm Pakistan Ti ... more details
Aso oke fabric , pronounced ah SHOW kay is a hand loomed cloth woven by the Yoruba people of south west Nigeria . Aso oke means top cloth in the English language . Usually woven by men, the fabric is used to make men s gowns, called Boubou clothing Agbada , women s Wrapper clothing wrappers , called iro, and men s hats, called Aso Oke hat fila . Types of aso oke There are three types of traditional aso oke worn by Yoruba people . Alaari a rich red aso oke. Sanyan a brown and usually light brown aso oke. Etu a dark blue aso oke. Aso oke fabric is often worn with aran, a brown velvet with concentric designs. Yoruba women s garment When people speak of an aso oke, they are usually referring to the traditional Yoruba women s garment. It consists of four parts Buba Yoruba blouse Iro a wrap skirt Gele head tie Iborun or Ipele shawl or shoulder sash Formal wear Nigerians around the world wear aso oke fabric for special occasions including holidays, weddings, funerals and chieftain title ceremonies. All followers of the Yoruba religion also wear aso oke fabrics and hats. See also Adire textile art Adire Yoruba tie dye African textiles Aso Oke hat Wrapper clothing Women s wrapper Boubou clothing Agbada Kente cloth Woven by The Ashanti Ashanti people Barkcloth Woven by Buganda people External links http moderntraditional.com magazine mtcglossary asooke.html Yoruba women s attire. http www.motherlandnigeria.com attire.html Yoruba clothing diagram with photos of men s and women s garments. fabric Category African clothing Category Textile arts Category Woven fabrics ... more details
Orphan date December 2011 Maybach I and II were a series of above and underground bunkers built 20 kilometres south of Berlin near Zossen , Brandenburg to house the OKH High Command of the Army in Maybach I and the OKW Supreme Command of the Armed Forces in Maybach II during the Second World War . The complex was named after the Maybach automobile engine. Maybach I Maybach I was a built between 1937 and 1939 as the threat of war loomed. The complex consisted of twelve three storey buildings above ground designed to look from the air like local housing, and two floors of interlinked bunkers with two foot thick walls below. Later in the Second World War the site was further camouflaged by the use of netting. Maybach II Maybach II completed in 1940 was of the same design with eleven surface buildings. World War Two During 1945 the site was heavily bombed by both the British and Americans including a raid on 15 March that injured Chief of the Army General Staff Hans Krebs Wehrmacht general Hans Krebs . ref Beevor, A 2003 Berlin The Downfall 1945, Penguin Books, P151 ref Midday 20 April the OKH evacuated to Eiche near Potsdam and OKW to Krampnitz , and the Russians arrived in afternoon finding the site empty apart for four German soldiers. The two Maybach bunkers were blown up by the Russians in late 1946 although the above surface building survived. References reflist External links http www.buecherstadt.com en Site website coord missing Germany Category Military units and formations established in 1938 Category Wehrmacht Category Nazi Germany Category German High Command during World War II Category World War II sites in Germany Category Nazi architecture Category Forts in Germany Category Fortification Category Bunkers ... more details
Image civilwar cleveland.jpg thumb right 300px A photograph taken on Public Square of hundreds of Cleveland veterans from the American Civil War in 1865 Cleveland, Ohio , was an important Northern city during the American Civil War . It provided thousands of troops to the Union Army , as well as millions of dollars in supplies, equipment, food, and support to the soldiers. Public sentiment on the war Prior to the Civil War, residents of Cleveland viewed the slavery slaveholding Southern United States South based on political affiliation. While a majority of Clevelanders tended to side with the abolitionist Northern United States North , not all of them loathed slavery, nor were all convinced that a civil war would resolve ideological differences between North and South. As the 1860 election year approached and impending clouds of war loomed, Cleveland s newspapers reflected divisions in the city. For example, The Cleveland Herald and Gazette and The Plain Dealer The Cleveland Leader , both largely Republican Party United States Republican papers, argued that Southern injustices had driven John Brown abolitionist John Brown to raid Harpers Ferry in October 1859. The Plain Dealer , a largely Democratic Party United States Democratic publication, blamed Brown and abolitionist Republicans for the raid. Republican leader Abraham Lincoln spoke in the city during the 1859 gubernatorial election, and won 58 of the vote in 9 of 11 wards for the Presidency in 1860. As the secession crisis loomed closer, the partisan rhetoric of Cleveland newspapers became more and more heated. The Herald celebrated Lincoln s victory as one of right over wrong, of Unionists over secession minded southern Democratic Party United States Democrats , while the Leader dismissed threats of the South s secession. The Plain Dealer , meanwhile, warned that secession was imminent. Lincoln came through Cleveland on his way to Washington, D.C. for his inauguration. When war finally did break out with the ... more details
Bead weaving using seed beads can be done either on a loom or using one of a number of off loom stitches. On loom beadweaving image Apachebeadloom1903.png thumb 355px An old bead loom. 1. Roller. 2. Roller end. 3. Spacers. 4. Spacers. When weaving on a loom, the beads are locked in between the Warp weaving warp threads by the weft threads. The most common bead weaving technique requires two passes of the weft thread. First, an entire row of beads is strung on the weft yarn thread . Then the beads are pressed in between the warp threads. The Sewing needle needle is passed back through the beads above the warp threads to lock the beads into place. Heddle looms were popular near the beginning of the 20th century. They allowed weaving of beads by raising every other thread and inserting strung beads in the shed, the space between the lowered and raised threads. There are still a few Heddle Bead Looms being manufactured today. The most difficult part of loomwork is finishing off the warp threads. Although loomed pieces are typically rectangular, it is possible to increase and decrease to produce angular or curvy shapes. Fringe trim Fringe can also be added during weaving or before the piece is removed from the loom. Bead looms vary in size and are typically made of wood or metal. Usually, a comb or Spring device spring is used to hold the warp threads a bead width apart. Some looms have roller bars that allow the weaver to produce pieces that are longer than the loom. Most looms are meant to sit on a table, but some have floor stands or are meant to sit in the lap . Off loom beadweaving Off loom beadweaving is a family of beadwork techniques in which seed bead s are woven together into a flat Cloth fabric or a three dimensional object such as a ball, clasp, box, or a piece of jewelry. All off loom techniques can be accomplished using a single needle and thread no warp threads , but some have two needle variations. Different stitches produce pieces with distinct textures, ... more details
James Davis Porter December 7, 1828&ndash May 18, 1912 was List of Governors of Tennessee Governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1875 to 1879. Biography A native of Paris, Tennessee , Porter graduated from the former University of Nashville at age 18. He was elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1859. When the American Civil War loomed, Porter sided with the Confederate States of America Confederacy . He was involved in the organization of the Provisional Army of Tennessee. After his civil rights were restored he re entered politics as a Democratic Party United States Democrat . He was elected a circuit judge , and served as such until his election as governor . His administration was greatly hampered by the high level of state debt relative to the size of the state s economy at the time, and the various approaches suggested for dealing with the state debt were the major issues during his administration. Porter was a strong supporter of public education . While he was governor, the first medical school for emancipated African American blacks , Meharry Medical College , was founded in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville . During Porter s tenure as governor, the so called Four Mile Law was adopted. An early, backdoor form of Prohibition , it forbade alcohol ic beverages within four miles 6.4 km of any school given the small size of most of the schools of the era and their resultant presence in almost every community, even many of the smallest ones, this effectively outlawed alcohol in all but the least populated areas of the state, which was exactly the intent of the measure s sponsors. Porter was later United States U.S. Diplomatic minister Minister to Chile . External links Find a Grave 6844089 s start s off succession box title List of Governors of Tennessee Governor of Tennessee before John C. Brown after Albert S. Marks years 1875 1879 s dip succession box title United States Ambassador to Chile United States Minister to Chile before Patrick Egan lan ... more details
File Benedict crowell photo 01.jpg right 150px thumb Benedict Crowell October 12, 1869 September 8, 1952 was a United States military officer and politician particularly influential in military organization during and following World War I . Biography Crowell was born in 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland , Ohio to Mr and Mrs William Crowell. He attended Yale University , where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity, graduating in 1891 with both a Ph.D. and Master s degree M.A. He returned to Cleveland to pursue a business career in steel and mining , and married his wife Julia Cobb in December 1904. As war loomed, he rose quickly through the ranks of the United States Army Reserve , being made first an honorary Major United States major on his entry in 1916, and eventually a Brigadier general United States brigadier general before being tapped for political positions. During the war, he went on to serve as United States Assistant Secretary of War Assistant Secretary of War and Director of Munitions , founded the Army Ordnance Association in 1919, and would eventually a special consultant to the United States Secretary of War Secretary of War during World War II . He remained potent in politics between the wars, serving as a principal framer of the National Defense Act of 1920 , and was president of the Army Ordnance Association, a lobbying group, for a quarter of a century. He died in Cleveland in 1952, being survived by his wife, and is interred in Arlington National Cemetery . See also Commons category Benedict Crowell Portal box Biography United States Army References http www.arlingtoncemetery.net benedict crowell.htm Mini bio of Benedict Crowell arlingtoncemetery.net USSecArm Persondata NAME Crowell, Benedict ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States United States Army Army General officer general DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1869 PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland , Ohio DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1952 PLACE OF DEATH Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland , ... more details
The Cliffs of Baccalieu is a Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland song written by Jack Withers 1899 1964 . It was popularised by Stan Rogers . Many fisherman from Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland spent their summers fishing on the Labrador coast. This song depicts a tense incident for a ship coming home from Labrador on its way to either Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador Carbonear or St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s with its fishing crew. The vessel in the some is obviously a schooner , and it would have been burdened by a full load of salt cod caught along the Labrador coast. Lyrics We were bound home in October from the shores of Labrador br Trying to head a bad Nor easter and snow, too br But the wind swept down upon us making day as black as night br Just before we made the land of Baccalieu Island Baccalieu . br Oh we tried to clear the Island as we brought her farther South br And the wind from out the Nor east stronger blew br Till our lookout soon he shouted and there lay dead ahead br Through the snow squalls loomed the cliffs of Baccalieu. br It was hard down by the tiller as we struggled with the sheets br Tried our best to haul them in a foot or two br Till our decks so sharply tilted that we could barely keep our feet br As we hauled her from the rocks of Baccalieu. br Oh the combers beat her under and we thought she ne er would rise br And her mainboom was bending neigh in two br With our lee rails three feet under and two hands at the wheel br Sure, we hauled her from the rocks of Baccalieu. br Oh to leeward was the island and to win ard was the gale br And the blinding sleet would cut you through and through br But our hearts were beating gladly for no longer could we gaze br Down to leeward at the cliffs of Baccalieu. br Some words here differ from Stan Rogers version. See also List of Newfoundland songs External links http www.heritage.nf.ca society song.html Newfoundland Heritage, Traditional Songs http www.heritage.nf.c ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Refimprove date December 2008 Walter Bergman 1913 1986 was born Walter Bergmann in K nigsberg now Kaliningrad , Russia , East Prussia , on 30 July 1913. In 1933, his family fled Nazism Nazi Germany to Amsterdam in the Netherlands . In 1936, Bergmann travelled to South Africa . When World War II broke out in 1939, Bergmann sought to join the South African Army South African army , but as he felt his name was too German sounding there was significant anti German feeling as the war loomed, and as the Nazi persecution of the Jews and the Holocaust had not yet happened, this feeling made no distinction between Germans and German Jews , he removed the second n from his name, adopting the Dutch variation of the surname. During World War II, Bergman served with the South African forces, attached to the British 8th Army rising to the rank of Sergeant Major WOI in North Africa, Italy and Palestine , seeing action in all these theatres, notably at El Alamein, Tobruk and Monte Cassino. After the war, Bergman earned a living from what were ostensibly his hobbies, namely ice skating and photography. Several of his pupils became prominent South African photographers, and he taught ice skating at the Empire Exhibition. It was during his military service especially during his time in Italy and Palestine that Bergman became interested in numismatics , a subject for which he would gain ultimate renown. During his life, he built up an impressive collection of Roman coins , particularly Denarii , and a superb collections of English milled half crowns. He served as Secretary and later President of the South African Numismatic Society, an organization in which he was to remain active all his life. ref South African Numismatic Society ref One of his best known works was an audiovisual slide presentation and recorded talk entitled The Rulers of Imperieal Rome , tracing the history of Rome through the medium of its coins. However it was his collection of South Afric ... more details
Use mdy dates date November 2011 otherpersons Woodford Woodford disambiguation People William Woodford October 6, 1734 &ndash November 13, 1780 was an American Revolutionary War general from Virginia . He was born in Caroline County, Virginia , in a town now known as Woodford. He served in the French and Indian War as an ensign rank ensign in Colonel George Washington s Virginia Regiment , and was promoted to lieutenant in 1761. During that year he served in the Anglo Cherokee War Cherokee expedition under William Byrd III William Byrd and Adam Stephen . At war with Great Britain loomed, Woodford was a delegate to the Third Virginia Convention , and there was appointed colonel in command of the 2nd Virginia Regiment . He drove the royal governor, Lord Dunmore from the Norfolk peninsula after the Battle of Great Bridge on December 9, 1775, the first significant battle of the Revolution on Virginia soil. Woodford was promoted to brigadier general in February 1777. He was wounded later that year at the Battle of Brandywine , where he and his troops performed well. In 1778 he led his brigade at the Battle of Monmouth where he took control of Comb s Hill and with artillery was able to pound the British left flank.. In late 1779 he and his brigade were sent to join the Southern army, only to be captured at the Siege of Charleston in 1780. He was sent to New York, where he died on board a British prison ship later that year. He was buried at Trinity Church, New York . Two counties in the United states were named in his honor Woodford County, Illinois , and Woodford County, Kentucky . References Harry M. Ward. Woodford, William . American National Biography Online , February 2000. External links http www.co.caroline.va.us woodford.html William Woodford 1734 1780 by Susan F. Sili Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Woodford, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American Revolutionary War general DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1734 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEAT ... more details
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium is a multi purpose stadium in Enugu , Nigeria . It is currently used mostly for football soccer football matches and is the home stadium of Enugu Rangers . It was named after the first president of Nigeria. The stadium has a capacity of 22,000 people. Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium used to belong to the Nigerian Railway Corporation NRC . Until then it was the most flamboyant playing facility in Enugu. As far back as 1959, the facility was the sports ground of the corporation, the Eastern District. This is not surprising as the corporation was in the forefront of the promotion of sports during and even after the colonial era. As time went on, apparently because of its strategic location right at the heart of Enugu , the defunct Eastern Region, Nigeria Eastern Nigeria Government took over the management of the venue and raised its profile. The stadium continued to serve as the rallying point for sportsmen and women resident in the eastern region, until the outbreak of the Biafran War Nigeria Biafra civil war. It was refurbished after the civil war with hostel facilities to accommodate athletes. It also hosed the state s sports council. Enugu Rangers Rangers International of Enugu were also founded at the time and made the stadium their home base. The image of Rangers loomed large in the 1970s, particularly because of the impressive results they posted shortly after forming. There was, thereafter, clamour to rebuild the facility. This led to teamed efforts by the then old Anambra State Government in partnership with the private sector to raise funds for the rebuilding of the stadium, which was inaugurated in 1986. Thirteen years after, the stadium was refurbished again to pave way for the staging of the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship FIFA U 20 World Cup Nigeria 1999 . It staged important matches including Nigeria s loss to Mali in the quarter finals. The stadium, which previously had natural grass, now has an artificial turf and a new videomatrix sco ... more details
Clockhammer was an alternative metal group from Nashville, Tennessee Nashville , TN., once described as a cross between Frank Sabbath and Black Sinatra. Originally the brain child of Vanderbilt undergrads, Christian Nagle and Matt Swanson, the 1987 line up consisted of Byron Bailey vocals, guitar , Nagle vocals, guitar , Swanson bass , and Ken Coomer drums . Clockhammer soon gained a local following, opening for such bands as Firehose, DC3, and Meat Puppets. After an altercation between Nagle and Swanson in the summer of 1988, Nagle left to finish college and the band continued as a trio. In the early 1990s the trio s music became popular in the college radio scene and many predicted Clockhammer would be a breakthrough success. Infighting doomed the lineup in early 1992, due to disagreements over songwriting credits, what songs to perform live, and money problems. When Bailey left the group in the middle of a tour that year, the trio was finished. Bailey and Nagle went on to re form Clockhammer in 1993, with Mark Smoot bass , and Chris Gallo drums . Nagle and Smoot had played together in the short lived project, Chainsaw Jazz, and Smoot and Gallo in the group, Jaws of Life. This last version of Clockhammer produced only one album, So Much For You, on the German label, Houses in Motion, and it was never released in the US. The label dictated list of songs was not entirely to the band s liking, and as family, money, management, and other concerns loomed, the group amicably disbanded in 1995. Ken Coomer went on to record and perform with Wilco and other projects, and Swanson with My Dad Is Dead and Lambchop. Nagle was a founding member of the Japanese band, Illuminati, and is presently a teacher and author in Tokyo, Japan. Bailey played drums and bass for the short lived Portland, Oregon band, Vista Bridge, and is presently a doctoral student at the University of Cincinnati. Smoot continues to record and perform music in the Washington D.C. area. Chris Gallo plays with ... more details
mergeto Kiss Kiss book date March 2011 For other uses, see Georgy Porgy Refimprove date October 2010 notability date October 2010 Georgy Porgy is a short story by Roald Dahl first published in 1960. It is included in Dahl s short story collection Kiss Kiss book Kiss Kiss . Plot summary George is a vicar in a small country parish and has quite a problem with women. On one hand he is mad about them the mere sight of a lady in high heels is enough to excite him enormously. On the other hand, he can t bear to touch them or be in close proximity to them. George doesn t understand the reason for this paradox , but Dahl gives the reader an additional insight George s memories of his mother. She was apparently quite a free spirit and took pleasure in teaching her son the realities of life. He quite simply adored her. One night, after a week s worth of discussions about sex, she took him to the garage house garage to see their rabbit Josephine give birth. As they marvelled at the miracle of life, Josephine began to swallow her new children whole. George screamed, and as he turned to his mother her large open mouth loomed over him and he fled shrieking into the night. She chased him across a highway and was struck by a car and killed undoubtedly this incident affected George deeply and resulted in his subconscious attraction repulsions towards all women . Now grown, George tries everything to elude the parish widow s who constantly stalk him. They are persistent though, and George grows more and more desperate with each attempt to seduce him. Finally Miss Roach gets him drunk at a tennis party by implication, using Pimm s and catches him in an embrace out in the garden. He is too lightheaded to resist. As she goes to kiss him, though, he sees her large open mouth and begins to scream as she swallows him whole. He continues to narrate from his new home in her digestive system, although we the readers know that he has just simply gone mad. The padded room that he believes is lo ... more details
File Stephanos Dragoumis.jpg thumb Stephanos Dragoumis. Stephanos Dragoumis lang el 1842, Athens ndash September 17, 1923, Athens was a judge, writer and Prime Minister of Greece in January October 1910. He was the father of Ion Dragoumis . Early years His grandfather, Markos Dragoumis 1770 1854 from Vogatsiko in Kastoria Prefecture Kastoria , had been a member of the 1814 1821 revolutionary Filiki Eteria . Born in Athens in 1842, Dragoumis studied law and was a judge. Political career He became Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice and was very active politically. He was later elected a member of Hellenic Parliament Parliament and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice and Minister of the Interior.He was also active in the Macedonian Struggle . The organization Macedonian Committee was formed in 1904 by Stephanos Dragoumis in Athens. The 1909 reformation government Following the Goudi Revolt by the Military League in 1909, the political processes in Greece were in a state of turmoil. The issue of Crete Cretan annexation and military reforms loomed large. After Kiriakoulis Mavromichalis resigned as Prime Minister in January, 1910, Dragoumis was appointed as part of a reformation government and the Military League dissolved. At the same time, Eleftherios Venizelos arrived in Athens from Crete and concluded the unification of Crete with Greece. In March, the Greek Parliament decided to convoke a Reforming Parliament . The Dragoumis government responded positively to the demands of its dual mission to secure a smooth path towards the process of reform and to complete its legislative programme. ref http www.venizelos foundation.gr endocs bio06 10.jsp VenizelosNational Research Foundation ref By September, Venizelos had arrived in Athens and by drawing large crowds to rallies had established his political strength. George I of Greece King George invited Venizelos to form a government and Dragoumis resigned. References Reflist ... more details
Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Spanish Blue Cover Triffids spanish blue.jpg Caption Artist The Triffids from Album A side Spanish Blue B side Twisted Brain Released 1982 Format 7 Single 7 Vinyl Single Recorded April, 1982 br Albert Studios, Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Genre Folk rock Length 6 14 Label No Records br White Label Records Writer David McComb Producer Les Karski Certification Chart position Last single Stand Up Triffids song Stand Up br 1981 This single Spanish Blue br 1982 Next single Beautiful Waste br 1984 Misc Spanish Blue is the second single released by The Triffids in 1982. The single was produced by Les Karski Midnight Oil , Supernaut band The Nauts . The single was initially released independently by The Triffids but was re released following the bands signing with White Label Records. blockquote They d recorded Spanish Blue when the spectre of the Gudinski organisation loomed, and they were summoned to the Mushroom White Citadel. Gudinski liked Spanish Blue . It was just that he wanted us to re write it, and re mix it, McComb laughs. We ended up putting it out ourselves immediately they started dilly dallying because we said we wouldn t re mix it. We thought that we couldn t just wait for people to decide what they wanted to do. ref http home.scarlet.be the.triffids articleram.htm RAM Stuart Coupe January 5, 1984 ref blockquote Track listing All tracks written by David McComb . ref name APRA cite web url http www.apra.com.au cms worksearch worksearch.srvlt?action workSearch title Australasian Performing Right Association publisher Australasian Performing Right Association APRA accessdate 2007 12 13 ref Spanish Blue 2 12 Twisted Brain 4 02 Personnel David McComb lead vocals, guitar Robert McComb guitar, vocals, castanets Jill Yates keyboards, tambourine Byron Sinclair bass Alsy MacDonald drums References Reflist Triffids 1980s rock song stub Category 1982 singles Category The Triffids songs ... more details
For the television producer Kenith Trodd Infobox football biography playername Ken Todd image caption fullname Kenneth Todd dateofbirth birth date and age 1957 08 24 df y cityofbirth Butterknowle countryofbirth England dateofdeath death date and age YYYY MM DD 1957 08 24 df y cityofdeath countryofdeath height position Midfielder youthyears1 youthclubs1 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers years1 1976 1978 clubs1 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers caps1 5 goals1 1 years2 1978 1979 clubs2 Port Vale F.C. Port Vale caps2 44 goals2 9 years3 1979 1980 clubs3 Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth caps3 3 goals3 1 years4 clubs4 Fareham Town F.C. Fareham Town caps4 goals4 years5 clubs5 Havant & Waterlooville F.C. Waterlooville caps5 goals5 totalcaps 52 totalgoals 11 Kenneth Ken Todd born 24 August 1957 is an English people English former Association football footballer . Playing career Todd played four league games for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers before Port Vale F.C. Port Vale broke their List of Port Vale F.C. records and statistics club record fee to purchase him for 37,000 in August 1978. Expectations loomed large on the youngster as he struggled to live up to his price tag. He lost his place in August 1979 and was sold on to Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth for 20,000 in October 1979. Later he played for Fareham Town F.C. Fareham Town and Havant & Waterlooville F.C. Waterlooville . ref cite book last Kent first Jeff title Port Vale Personalities publisher Witan Books page 291 year 1996 isbn 0952915200 url http www.amazon.ca Port Vale Personalities Jeff Kent dp 0952915200 ref Coaching career After retiring, Todd returned to Portsmouth as the youth team manager. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Todd, Ken ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kenneth Todd SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer DATE OF BIRTH 24 August 1957 PLACE OF BIRTH Butterknowle , England DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Todd, Ken Category Peopl ... more details
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